Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 1992

Profiles Dr. Albert H. L. Chow Lecturer in Pharmacy D r. A l b e rt C h ow g r a d u a t ed w i th an h o n o u rs b a c c a l a u r e a ti n p h a r m a cy f r om t he U n i v e r s i ty of B r a d f o rd i n E n g l a nd i n 1979 a nd q u a l i f i ed as a p h a r m a c i st the f o l l o w i ng year u p on completion of p r a c t i c al t r a i n i ng i n h o s p i t a ls i n S c o t l a n d. H e t h en p u r s u ed p o s t g r a d u a te studies in t he F a c u l ty o f P h a r m a cy at t he U n i v e r s i ty o f T o r o n t o, C a n a d a, w h e re he r e c e i v ed an M . S c. degre in p h a r m a c e u t i c a l h e m i s t ry i n 1 9 82 a nd a d o c t o r a te in p h y s i c al p h a r m a c e u t i cs i n 1987. P r i or t o j o i n i ng T h e C h i n e se U n i v e r s i t y, D r . C h ow s e r v ed as assistant p r o f e s s or o f p h a r ma c e u t i cs in t he F a c u l ty o f P h a r m a c e u t i c a l S c i e n c e s, t h e U n i v e r s i ty o f B r i t i sh C o l u m b i a, a nd senior research p h a r m a c i st i n t h e P h a r m a c e u t i c a l D e v e l o p m e n t D e p a r t m e nt at G l a xo C a n a d a. W h i le at the U B C, he t a u g ht b o th u n d e r g r a d u a te a nd p o s t g r a d u a te courses in p h a r m a c e u t i cs a n d c o n d u c t ed research i n t he f i e ld o f solid-state p h a r ma c e u t i c s . D r. C h o w 's m a in research interest are t he f u n d a m e n t a ls a n d c h a r a c t e r i z a t i on f s o l i d - s t a te p h a r ma c e u t i c s , t he o p t i m i z a t i on o f t he solid-state p r o p e r t i es o f p h a r m a c e u t i c a l ma t e r i a l s, crystallization k i n e t i cs of drugs, d r ug release a nd b i o a v a i l a b i l i t y . D r. C h ow has b e en a r e v i e w er f or a n u m b er o f p h a r m a c e u t i c a l j o u r n a ls i n c l u d i ng t he Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences a n d t h e International Journal of Pharmaceutics. He is c u r r e n t ly a m e m b er of the R o y al P h a r m a c e u t i c a l S o c i e ty of G r e at B r i t a i n, t he A m e r i c an A s s o c i a t i on o f P h a r m a c e u t i c a l Scientist a nd t he P h a r m a c e u t i c a l S o c i e ty o f H o ng K o n g. Dr, Gu Yang Lecturer in English B o rn i n S h a n g h a i , C h i n a, D r . Gu m o v ed w i th h e r f a m i ly t o X i an d u r i ng h e r c h i l d h o od a nd r e c e i v ed h e r p r i m a ry a n d s e c o n d a ry e d u c a t i on i n s c h o o ls attached t o t he X i an J i a o t o ng U n i v e r s i t y. She w as a d m i t t ed to the E n g l i sh D e p a r t m e nt of X i an F o r e i gn L a n g u a g es I n s t i t u te i n 1977, a n d g r a d u a t ed i n 1 9 81 w i th a B A degre i n A m e r i c an a n d E n g l i sh literature. She t h en t a u g ht E n g l i sh at h e r a l ma ma t er f o r a f e w years b e f o re m o v i ng t o the U n i t ed States i n 1 9 86 f or p o s t g r a d u a te studies. She r e c e i v ed an M A degre i n E n g l i sh w i th a c o n c e n t r a t i on i n l i n g u i s t i cs f r om A r i z o na State U n i v e r s i ty i n 198 a n d a n o t h er M A i n 1 9 91 f r om C o r n e ll U n i v e r s i t y, w h e re s he s t u d i ed g e n e r al l i n g u i s t i cs w i th a c o n c e n t r a t i on i n g e n e r a t i ve s y n t a x. She o b t a i n ed her d o c t o r a te i n 1 9 92 a nd w as o f f e r ed a l e c t u r e s h ip i n t he D e p a r t m e nt o f E n g l i sh at T h e C h i n e se U n i v e r s i ty o f H o ng K o ng i n the same year. A p a rt f r om t e a c h i ng courses in g e n e r al E n g l i sh a nd E n g l i sh syntax, D r. Gu is also d e v e l o p i ng research p r o j e c ts r e l a t ed to f o r m al s y n t ax a nd C h i n e se s y n t a x. D r. G u is m a r r i ed a nd has a son. Louis Sai-kit Heung Senior Assistant Bursar M r. H e u ng w as b o rn i n 1 9 50 i n H o ng K o ng a nd w e nt to L a Salle C o l l e ge f o r his s e c o n d a ry s c h o o l i n g. H e l e ft H o ng K o ng f or the States i n 1971, a nd g r a d u a t ed f r om the State U n i v e r s i ty o f N ew Y o rk at B u f f a lo i n PROFILES 26